Outdoor bird watch
BY DAN REINKING
Sunday, January 13, 2013
1/13/13 at 4:56 AM
Most warblers spend the winter well south of Oklahoma, but not pine warblers.
They can be seen year-round, mostly in the southeastern part of the state, but occasionally at bird feeders during winter as far north as the Tulsa area. This unusual cold-hardiness for a warbler comes in part from their ability to eat pine seeds and bird feeder offerings when insects are not available.
Within the heart of their winter range, flocks of 50 or more birds may travel together during the winter, and they frequently forage together with other songbirds as well.
This week in eastern Oklahoma
ARRIVALS
None listed for this week
DEPARTURES
None listed for this week
Dan Reinking is a senior biologist at the Sutton Avian Research Center in Bartlesville. Contact him at dreinking@ou.edu or see tulsaworld.com/suttoncenter
The Bird Watch list is excerpted from the Date Guide to the Occurrences of Birds in Oklahoma, which lists normal dates of occurrences for bird species by seven geographic regions of the state. It is a publication of the Oklahoma Bird Records Committee of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society. For full information about the guide and how to report unusual bird sightings at unusual times of year go to tulsaworld.com/okbirds
Original Print Headline: Bird Watch
Associated Images:
A pine warbler is seen in McCurtain County. JIM ARTERBURN/Courtesy
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